Meredith Anne Bishop (born January 15, 1976) is an American

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. Bishop is best known for her role as Annie Mack in

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's '' The Secret World of Alex Mack'', which ran on the network from 1994–1998. Bishop has appeared in numerous theater productions in the Los Angeles area over the course of several decades. In 1996, Bishop received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Performance in '' Lee Blessings '' Eleemosynary''. Bishop has also received two Ovation Award nominations, one for Best Lead Actress in a Play for ''The Concept of Remainders'' and one for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in ''Aftermath.'' Bishop also co-starred in ''Better'' at the Echo Theater, ''Complete'' at the Matrix Theater, and played a young Rose Kennedy in ''The Color of Rose'' which premiered at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Bishop executive produced and starred in the 2003 film ''

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'' which premiered at the 2003

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. Bishop is also known for co-producing and co-starring in the comedy web series ''Grip and Electric'' for which she earned an

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nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy. ''Grip and Electric,'' which co-starred Henry Thomas, Lin Shaye, Janet Varney, Burl Moseley, Izzy Diaz, and Andrew Burlinson, was favorably reviewed by the

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and TubeFilter. In 2018, Bishop wrote, co-produced and starred in the short film ''See You Soon'', a dark comedy which was an official selection at the

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. Bishop has also appeared on many network TV programs including ''

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'', '' Mad About You,'' '' Felicity, Good Luck Charlie'' and ''

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''. Bishop has also appeared in numerous commercials including the KitKat "Jack-O'-Lantern" commercial, the

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"Book Club" commercial which aired during Super Bowl XLIV and the

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"Reality Show" commercial which features a young couple competing in a fake reality TV show called ''Tiny House''. "Reality Show" was listed among the top ten most popular GEICO commercials of all time.

Biography

Meredith Bishop was born in

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, but grew up in Woodland Hills, California. She attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills. Bishop has also trained as a jazz dancer and a classical ballerina.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Recent theatre performances include: * Atonement (2007) * The Concept of Remainders (2008) * Breaking and Entering (2009) * The Color of Rose (2010) * London's Scars (2010) * AfterMath (2011) * Complete (2013) * Better (2014)

Awards and nominations

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards *1996: Winner, Lead Performance for the role of Echo in "Eleemosynary" Ovation Awards *2008: Nominated for Lead Actress in a Play for the role of Sophie in "The Concept of Remainders" *

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: Nominated for Featured Actress in a Play for the role of Natalie in "Aftermath" Indie Series Awards * 2017: Nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy for the role of Heather in "Grip and Electric"

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Meredith 1976 births Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people People from Woodland Hills, Los Angeles William Howard Taft Charter High School alumni